Barleria repens Nees

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Barleria repens Nees
  • Common name : Red Barleria, Coral Creeper
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Garden plant
  • Comments / notes : Often planted in gardens for their showy flowers. The flowers open between 7:30-10:00 am and remain open till the next day. This species is very disctinct and can be easily identified by their scarlet red flowers
  • Flower, Fruit : September-February
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district (GKVK, Campus)
    • Maharashtra : Thane district
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
  • Native : Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Tanzania
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Tanzania
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Shendage & Yadav in Rheedea Vol.20, 2010
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Barleria repens. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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